Pokemon: The First Movie

1	Pokéman Theme / Billy Crawford 3:22
2	Don't Say You Love Me / M2M 3:46
3	It Was You / Ashley Ballard With So Plush 4:18
4	We're a Miracle / Christina Aguilera 4:12
5	Soda Pop / Britney Spears 3:23
6	Somewhere, Someday / 'N Sync 4:07
7	Get Happy / B*Witched 3:06
8	(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind / Emma Bunton 3:24
9	Fly With Me / 98° 3:52
10	Lullaby / Mandah 4:00
11	Vacation / Vitamin C 3:20
12	Makin' My Way (Any Way That I Can) / Billie 4:25
13	Catch Me If You Can / Angela Via 14:55
14	(Have Some) Fun With the Funk / Aaron Carter 3:34
15	If Only Tears Could Bring You Back / Midnight Sons 7:52
16	Brother, My Brother / Blessid Union of Souls 3:49

Barnes & Noble

It figures that a film based on the No.1 kid craze of the year would boast a soundtrack that's pure kid-pop heaven. Pop POKÉMON: THE FIRST MOVIE into your car CD player (as you'll no doubt be doing whenever the children are riding along, for the next year or so) and you'd swear you were listening to the local R&B/dance/Top 40 radio station, only without the commercials and without the frequently objectionable content. The hottest of the hot are represented here, from Christina Aguilera (the ballad "We're a Miracle") to 98ş to 'N Sync ("Somewhere Someday") to M2M ("Don't Say You Love Me.") The fact that most of them sound pretty interchangeable -- there's a preponderance of ballads and midtempo R&B struts -- is not going to matter one whit to your own Pokémon trainers. Still, there are a few standouts: B*Witched's "Get Happy" is peppy gal-pop set to a modified Bo Diddley beat; Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton gets sassy with "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind";and Aaron Carter (baby brother to Backstreet Boys heartthrob Nick Carter, and a pinup boy for the elementary school set in his own right) gets down with "(Have Some) Fun with the Funk." Hardly any of this relates directly to Pokémon lore, except for a discofied "Pokémon Theme," by Billy Crawford. Oh yes -- there is "Lullaby," by Mandah, which includes a few snippets of the lovely but sleep-inducing "Song of Jigglypuff," which is straight from the TV show. The fact is your kids are gonna want it. Why fight it? Moira McCormick

All Music Guide

The soundtrack to Pokemon: The First Movie features lots of young pop acts like B*Witched, Billie, and Mandah. Billy Crawford performs the "Pokemon Theme," while teen queens Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera sing "Soda Pop" and "We're a Miracle," respectively. Baby Spice turns in a solo track, "Free Up Your Mind (Hey You)," and 98 Degrees contributes "Fly With Me." Songs from Aaron Carter, Vitamin C, and Angela complete the soundtrack to this kiddy blockbuster. Heather Phares